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We concentrate on it because it appears to be an unchecked positive feedback loop in a zero-sum game. Historically, extreme concentrations of wealth have led to
by eightysixfour 8y ago
We concentrate on it because it appears to be an unchecked positive feedback loop in a zero-sum game. Historically, extreme concentrations of wealth have led to unrest and/or collapse.
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- AlexTWithBeard 8y agoSorry but manufacturing of goods and services is not a zero sum game. Humankind has been making something from nothing since the dawn of the ages.
- freewilly1040 8y agoMany things are, like property and spots in elite colleges (which serve as gatekeepers it the upper echelons of society)
- AlexTWithBeard 8y agoShould the answer be to build more houses and open more good colleges?
- repolfx 8y agoNot necessarily. The USA has always had 'extreme' differences between rich and poor, as has the UK. Neither has had a poverty-driven revolution. Most revolutions have actually been about arbitrary and brutal abuse of power rather than mere wealth differences.